Wind of God, dynamic Spirit (StF 400)

Wind of God, dynamic Spirit (StF 400)

Wind of God, dynamic Spirit (StF 400)

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Sunday 7 April, 2019Sunday before Lent / 1^st Sunday of the Passion 7 What hymns have you chosen for today, and why? Do you have a comment about the suggestions here? Just click on “see details/comment” below and respond using the box at the bottom of the new page Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading Isaiah 43: 16-21 Come let us sing to the One (StF 2) Everlasting God, the years go by but you’re unchanging (StF 46) Lord for the years your love has kept and guided (StF 470) Psalm 126 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme Give to me, Lord, a thankful heart (StF 520) King of Glory, King of Peace (StF 56) Now thank we all our God (StF 81) To God be the glory, great things he has done! (StF 94) Philippians 3: 4b-14 All my hope on God is founded (StF 455) And are we yet alive, and see each other’s face? (StF 456) And can it be that I should gain? (StF 345) Great God, your love has called us here (StF 499) O love divine, what have you done! (StF 278) Open, Lord, my inward ear (StF 450) Out of the depths I cry to thee, Lord God! O hear my prayer! (StF 433) John 12: 1-8 All I once held dear, built my life upon (StF 489) Beatitude (Blessed are the poor in spirit) (website only) Blest are the pure in heart (StF 244) Great God, your love has called us here (StF 499) I will offer up my life (StF 446) I will worship (I will worship) with all my heart (StF 54) Just as I am, without one plea (StF 556) Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee (StF 566) Thou hidden source of calm repose (StF 366) What shall I do my God to love, my loving God to praise? (StF 436) What shall I do my God to love, my Saviour, and the world’s, to praise? (StF 516) When I survey the wondrous cross (StF 287)

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Sunday 14 April, 20192^nd Sunday of the Passion / Palm Sunday Below we have suggestions for (a) the Entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) itself and (b) all of Holy Week, for when this is explored in full on this Sunday What hymns have you chosen for today, and why? Do you have a comment about the suggestions here? Just click on “see details/comment” below and respond using the box at the bottom of the new page Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading Entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme All people that on earth do dwell (StF 1) Christ is made the sure foundation (StF 677) Holy, holy, holy Lord (StF 789) *In Christ alone my hope is found (StF 351) Praise is rising, eyes are turning to you (StF 64) Sanctus and Benedictus (Holy, holy, holy Lord; Blessed is he) (StF 785) *Santo, santo, santo (Holy, holy, holy God of power and might) (StF 766) We are marching in the light of God (StF 483) Luke 19: 28-40 (The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem) All glory, laud and honour (StF 262) Blest are the pure in heart (StF 244) Christ, our king before creation (StF 318) *Food to pilgrims given, strength upon the way (StF 584) Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest (StF 263) Jesus comes with all his grace (StF 326) Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim (StF 276) Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour (StF 593) Make way, make way, for Christ the king in splendour comes (StF 264) Ride on, ride on in majesty! (StF 265) *Santo, santo, santo (Holy, holy, holy God of power and might) (StF 766) The Passion Isaiah 50: 4-9a *Come, wounded healer, your sufferings reveal (StF 271) *In Christ alone my hope is found (StF 351) Lord Christ, we praise your sacrifice (StF 359) Man of Sorrows! What a name for the Son of God (StF 361) Open, Lord, my inward ear (StF 450) Psalm 31: 9-16 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme At the name of Jesus (StF 317) *Come, wounded healer, your sufferings reveal (StF 271) *Here hangs a man discarded (StF 273) We turn to God when we are sorely pressed (StF 640) When, O God, our faith is tested (StF 649) *Who would ever have believed it? (StF 290) Philippians 2: 5-11 I am not skilled to understand what God has willed (StF 349) Jesus Christ, I think upon your sacrifice (StF 274) Light of the world, you stepped into darkness (StF 175) *Meekness and majesty, manhood and deity (StF 362) We do not presume to come to this table (StF 601) (for communion) What kind of love is this that gave itself for me? (StF 286) *Who would ever have believed it? (StF 290) Luke 22: 14- 23: 56 or Luke 23: 1-49 To assist with the ordering of hymns in a service, the following suggestions are placed in shorter biblical sections. If your service is a reading of the longer Passion Narrative alongside a celebration of Holy Communion you may like to consider reading Luke 22:39 – 23:56 after the elements have been distributed. Luke 22: 14-38 (The Last Supper) All the room was hushed and still (StF 266) An upper room did our Lord prepare (StF 569) Because you have said ‘Do this for my sake’ (StF 574) Dusty-footed, heavy-hearted (website only) *Food to pilgrims given, strength upon the way (StF 584) *From heaven you came, helpless babe (StF 272) Lord Jesus Christ, you have come to us (StF 594) Sing my tongue the Saviour's glory (StF 268) Up to your table, Lord, you call us (StF 599) We gather round this table (website only) communion Luke 22: 39-65 (Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane – his betrayal and arrest) *From heaven you came, helpless babe (StF 272) *Jesus in the olive grove (StF 267) Lord, in our lonely hours (StF 616) One human family God has made (StF 687) *Praise to the Holiest in the height (StF 334) *Pray for the Church, afflicted and oppressed (StF 711) Stay with me, remain here with me (StF 780) To see the King of heaven fall (StF 269) Up to your table, Lord, you call us (StF 599) *We do not hope to ease our minds (StF 717) When my love for Christ grows weak (StF 289) *When you prayed beneath the trees, it was for me (StF 339) Who would ever have believed it? (StF 290) You call us, as you called the Twelve (website only) Luke 22: 65 – 23:25 (Jesus on trial) Come and see, come and see (StF 270) *Jesus in the olive grove (StF 267) *Pray for the Church, afflicted and oppressed (StF 711) *We do not hope to ease our minds (StF 717) Luke 23: 26-49 (The crucifixion and death of Jesus) And can it be that I should gain? (StF 345) especially suitable as a closing hymn From heaven you came, helpless babe (StF 272) *Here hangs a man discarded (StF 273) Jesus, remember me (StF 777) Jesus the carpenter, hanging on Calvary (StF 275) Lord Christ, we praise your sacrifice (StF 359) *Meekness and majesty, manhood and deity (StF 362) *My song is love unknown (StF 277) O Love divine, what have you done! (StF 278) Son of God humiliated (website only) Stay here where nails are driven (StF 282) *Praise to the Holiest in the height (StF 334) There is a green hill far away (StF 284) *We do not hope to ease our minds (StF 717) When I survey the wondrous cross (StF 287) *When you prayed beneath the trees, it was for me (StF 339) Luke 23: 50-56 (The burial of Jesus) All for Jesus (StF 341) I danced in the morning (StF 247) *My song is love unknown (StF 277) Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (StF 285) ‘Why has God forsaken me?’ (StF 291)

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Monday 15 April, 2019Monday in Holy Week Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading General Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open (StF 749) Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy) (StF 750) Lamb of God (StF 767) Jesus the carpenter (StF 275) My song is love unknown (StF 277) Isaiah 42: 1-9 God! When human bonds are broken (StF 649) You give rest to the weary (StF 657) Psalm 36: 5-11 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme Jesu, lover of my soul (StF 355) Your ceaseless, unexhausted love (StF 438) Hebrews 9: 11-15 Christ triumphant, ever reigning (StF 319) Jesus is King and I will extol him (StF 327) John 12: 1-11 O God what offering shall I give (StF 562) What shall I do my God to love, my Saviour, and the world’s, to praise? (StF 516)

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Tuesday 16 April, 2019Tuesday in Holy Week Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading General Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open (StF 749) Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy) (StF 750) Lamb of God (StF 767) Jesus the carpenter (StF 275) My song is love unknown (StF 277) Isaiah 49: 1-7 Great is the darkness that covers the earth (StF 405) When all your mercies. O God, my rising soul surveys (StF 97) Psalm 71: 1-14 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme All my hope on God is founded (StF 455) How sweet the name of Jesus sounds (StF 322) 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31 Here hangs a man discarded (StF 273) Meekness and majesty, manhood and deity (StF 362) Thou hidden source of calm repose (StF 366) John 12: 20-36 Now the green blade rises (StF 306) The Spirit lives to set us free (StF 397)

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Wednesday April 17, 2019Wednesday in Holy Week Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading General Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open (StF 749) Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy) (StF 750) Lamb of God (StF 767) Jesus the carpenter (StF 275) My song is love unknown (StF 277) Isaiah 50: 4-9a I am not skilled to understand what God has willed (StF 349) Open, Lord, my inward ear (StF 450) Psalm 70 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme Amazing grace – how sweet the sound (StF 440) I’ve had questions without answers (StF 632) Hebrews 12: 1-3 Give me the wings of faith to rise within the veil (StF 747) Ye servants of God (StF 340) John 13: 21-32 God, how can we forgive (StF 613) O the bitter shame and sorrow (StF 432)

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Thursday 18 April, 2019Maundy Thursday Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading General Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open (StF 749) Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy) (StF 750) Lamb of God (StF 767) Jesus the carpenter (StF 275) My song is love unknown (StF 277) Exodus 12: 1-4 (5-10) 11-14 O precious sight, my saviour stands (StF 279) See the Lamb of God (StF 281) Psalm 116: 1-2, 12-19 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme An Upper Room did our Lord prepare (StF 569) Bread of life, hope of the world (StF 577) 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26 Jesus, we thus obey your last and kindest word (StF 590) Lord Jesus Christ, you have come to us (StF 594) John 13: 1-17, 31b-35 A new commandment I give unto you (StF 242) All the room was hushed and still (StF 266) Dusty-footed, heavy-hearted (website only) God, whose love is all around us (StF 585) Listen, my people, here is my challenge (website only) Lord we recall your words (website only) omitting v.3 Sing, my tongue, the Saviour’s glory (StF 268)

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Friday 19 April, 2019Good Friday Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading General Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open (StF 749) Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy) (StF 750) Lamb of God (StF 767) Jesus the carpenter (StF 275) My song is love unknown (StF 277) Isaiah 52: 13-53: 12 Man of Sorrows! What a name (StF 361) Stay here where nails are driven (StF 282) The desolate Messiah dies (StF 283) Psalm 22 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme Deep in the darkness a starlight is gleaming (StF 625) How long, O Lord, will you forget (StF 630) Hebrews 10: 16-25 Jesus is King and I will extol him (StF 327) Praise to the holiest (StF 334) Son of God, if your free grace again has raised me up (StF 336) or Hebrews 4: 14-16; 5 :7-9 And can it be that I should gain (StF 345) Be still, for the presence of the Lord (StF 20) Come, wounded Healer, your sufferings reveal (StF 271) Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour (StF 593) Lord, I come before your throne of grace (StF 58) John 18: 1-19:42 Come and see, come and see (StF 270) From heaven you came, helpless babe (StF 272) Heaven shall not wait (StF 701) Here hangs a man discarded (StF 273) Lord we recall your words (website only) omitting v.3 O Love divine, what have you done! (StF 278) Pray for the Church, afflicted and oppressed (StF 711) Son of God humiliated (website only) There is a green hill far away (StF 284) Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (StF 285) When circumstances make my life too hard to understand (StF 641) When I survey the wondrous cross (StF 287) Would I have answered when you called (StF 674) You call us, as you called the Twelve (website only)

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Saturday 20 April, 2019Holy Saturday Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading General Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open (StF 749) Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy) (StF 750) Lamb of God (StF 767) Jesus the carpenter (StF 275) My song is love unknown (StF 277) Job 14: 1-14 Day of judgment! Day of wonder! (StF 732) Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death (StF 626) Great is thy faithfulness (StF 51) My soul finds rest in God alone (StF 633) Psalm 31: 1-4, 15-16 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme A safe stronghold our God is still (StF 623) What shall I do my God to love, my Saviour (StF 516) 1 Peter 4: 1-8 I know that my Redeemer lives, and ever prays for me (StF 502) We pray until the hour (StF 741) Matthew 27: 57-66 After darkness, light (StF 292) I danced in the morning when the world was begun (StF 247) Low in the grave he lay (StF 305) My song is love unknown (StF 277) The quaking earth is calm (website only) We trust the mighty love of God (StF 742) or John 19: 38-42 As for Matthew 27 above, but also consider: The silent stars shine down on us (StF 231) esp. v.3 Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (StF 285)

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Sunday 21 April, 2019Easter Day What hymns have you chosen for today, and why? Do you have a comment about the suggestions here? Just click on “see details/comment” below and respond using the box at the bottom of the new page Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading Acts 10: 34-43 or *Isaiah 25: 6-9 All you that seek the Lord who died (StF 294) Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it (StF 353) *There’s a light upon the mountains (StF 188) *You shall go out with joy (StF 487) Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme May the glory of the Lord fill his temple (StF 31) O sing to the Lord (StF 42) 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11 or * Acts 10: 34-43 All heaven declares the glory of the risen Lord (StF 293) Jesus is risen, alleluia! (StF 304) John 20: 1-18 or * Luke 24: 1-12 *At early dawn they rise to come (website only) *Christ has risen while the earth slumbers (StF 296) Christ is alive! Let Christians sing (StF 297) Christ the Lord is risen today; Alleluia! (StF 298) He has risen (StF 302) I danced in the morning (StF 247) *Jesus is risen, alleluia! (StF 304) Low in the grave he lay (StF 305) One, two, three for you and me (website only) esp. for younger children See, what a morning, gloriously bright (StF 309) The day of resurrection, earth, tell it out abroad! (StF 311) Thine be the glory (StF 313) This joyful Eastertide (StF 314) See also hymns by Richard Leach and Andrew Pratt at More hymns for Lent and Easter

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Sunday 28 April, 20192^nd Sunday of Easter What hymns have you chosen for today, and why? Do you have a comment about the suggestions here? Just click on “see details/comment” below and respond using the box at the bottom of the new page Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading Acts 5: 27-32 Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord (StF 295) When you prayed beneath the trees, it was for me (StF 339) Psalm 150 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme Sing a song, sing a joyful song (StF 310) Sing of the Lord’s goodness, Father of all wisdom (StF 65) Praise the Lord who reigns above and keeps his courts below (StF 85) When, in our music, God is glorified (StF 731) Revelation 1: 4-8 Crown him with many crowns (StF 347) Lo, he comes with clouds descending (StF 177) Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour (StF 593) Low in the grave he lay (StF 305) To God be the glory, great things he has done! (StF 94) John 20: 19-31 Christ has risen while earth slumbers (StF 296) Empty, broken, here I stand, Kyrie eleison (StF 421) I know that my Redeemer lives and ever prays for me (StF 502) I know that my Redeemer lives, what joy the blest assurance gives! (StF 303) Mary, you were there (website only) Safe, locked inside that upper room (website only) This joyful Eastertide (StF 314) What peace is there for tarnished lives (website only) We cannot measure how you heal (StF 655) When Easter to the dark world came (StF 316) When our futures are uncertain (website only)